Genesis 32:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.”

Genesis 32:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 32:1912 words

וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say

לְעַבְדְּךָləʿavədəḵāTo servant

לְיַעֲקֹבləyaʿăqōvTo Jacob

מִנְחָהminəḥāhDonation

הִואhiwʾHe

שְׁלוּחָהšəlûḥāhSend

לַאדֹנִיlaʾdōnîTo sovereign

לְעֵשָׂוləʿēśāwTo Esav

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

גַםgamAssemblage

הוּאhûʾHe

אַחֲרֵינוּʾaḥărênûThe hind part

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say

לְעַבְדְּךָləʿavədəḵāTo servant

לְיַעֲקֹבləyaʿăqōvTo Jacob

מִנְחָהminəḥāhDonation

הִואhiwʾHe

שְׁלוּחָהšəlûḥāhSend

לַאדֹנִיlaʾdōnîTo sovereign

לְעֵשָׂוləʿēśāwTo Esav

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

גַםgamAssemblage

הוּאhûʾHe

אַחֲרֵינוּʾaḥărênûThe hind part

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